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On this special occasion, when I have the honour to speak to various delegations that have come from the four corners of the world to participate in the Gene...

At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mr. John Ashe on his election as the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session. My delegation...

Allow me at the outset to convey to all present the apologies of His Excellency Paul Biya, President of the Republic of Cameroon, who wanted to participate i...

As we gather near Ground Zero, site of the World Trade Center mass murder, I wish first to honour the victims of terrorism. I honour all victims everywhere, ...

I would first like to salute you, Ambassador John Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. Mr. President, we ...

The theme chosen for the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly is “The post-2015 development agenda: setting the stage”. The attainment of the Millenn...

Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate the new President of the General Assembly, Mr. John Ashe, his predecessor, Mr. Vuk Jeremi., and Secretary-General Ba...

I should first like to congratulate you, Sir, an outstanding public servant from our region, on his recent election to preside over the General Assembly. I w...

This year has been an unusual one in China’s development. China’s new central collective leadership has put forward the concept of the “Chinese dream”, a dre...

I should like to depart slightly from protocol and start my statement by speaking about a humble woman, a Colombian named María Zabala, who has to bear the ...

At the outset, let me convey to the United States authorities our full gratitude for the always warm and fraternal hospitality they show us at this great ann...

It is a pleasure to begin this address with warm congratulations to Ambassador John Ashe on his recent election as President of the General Assembly. We wish ...

Like the Heads of State and Government who have spoken before me, I would like, on behalf of the delegation of Côte D’Ivoire and on my own behalf, to address...

I would like first to congratulate the President of the General Assembly on his election to that important position and express my confidence in his leadersh...

I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), over which Cuba currently has the honour to preside. I ...

It is a great honour to address the General Assembly for the first time in my capacity as President of the Republic of Cyprus. While it is realistic and prag...

The Assembly is meeting at a time marked by significant challenges. Let me mention a few which I regard as the most pressing. The state of the world economy ...

When the nations of the world come together in the General Assembly to consider the major issues facing humankind, it is an honour and a privilege to take th...

In the twenty-first century, old distinctions between North and South, and developed and developing countries are beginning to lose their meaning. We are wit...

I would like to begin by congratulating you, President Ashe, from our sister island of Antigua and Barbuda, which is also a member of the Organization of Eas...